{"product_id":"various-antidotes-stories-paperback","title":"Various Antidotes: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA greatly gifted and highly original artist...Various Antidotes is purely and simply wonderful.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe miraculous, transformative stories of Joanna Scott's \u003ci\u003eVarious Antidotes \u003c\/i\u003erange across the world of history and science, alighting on figures both real and imaginary. The stories within are those of obsession and brilliance, of the ultimately human recognition that the world is larger than we believe it to be and that we, as figures within it, have through understanding the power to change that world. Whether through learning or madness or accident, the scientists and students within \u003ci\u003eVarious Antidotes\u003c\/i\u003e expose us to the glorious blossom of the natural world.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA greatly gifted and highly original artist...Various Antidotes is purely and simply wonderful.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe miraculous, transformative stories of Various Antidotes range across the world of history and science, alighting on figures both real and imaginary. The stories within are those of obsession and brilliance, of the ultimately human recognition that the world is larger than we believe it to be and that we, as figures within it, have through understanding the power to change that world. Whether through learning or madness or accident, the scientists and students within \u003ci\u003eVarious Antidotes\u003c\/i\u003e expose us to the glorious blossom of the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScott writes with the crispest and most telling of sentences. Her grasp of the mysteries within us is profound.--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat most amazes me about Joanna Scott's extraordinary narratives is the vastness of the world her imagination ranges through and the rich, Dickensian variety of voices and characters one encounters here...A brilliant and unique achievement.--Robert Coover \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoanna Scott writes in the tradition of the great American storytellers - Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Welty - a tradition in which romance is informed by moral consciousness.--Maureen Howard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoanna Scott's imagination is purest magic.--Guy Davenport \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most original and enchanting voices in modern fiction...These stories are filled with utterly unanticipatable delights.--Robert Olen Butler \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoanna Scott is the author of seven books of fiction, including the novels\u003ci\u003e Tourmaline\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArrogance\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award, and lives with her family in Rochester, New York.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna Scott is the author of several books of fiction, including the novels\u003ci\u003e Tourmaline\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArrogance\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award, and lives with her family in Rochester, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.51 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227331805433,"sku":"9780312423872","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bE85MWJCbS9FUG84Znl3WmFCRHB3dz09.webp?v=1768279507","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/various-antidotes-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}